Ditch the Confederacy, already

I am growing tired of seeing your trucks, automobiles and even sometimes houses emblazoned with Confederate flags. Too many times while driving through Eureka am I struck with a blatant display of racism. Simple excuses of Southern pride or state's rights ignore the clear history of a war fought and lost to preserve slavery and Southern states that began to fly the Confederate flag as a protest of racial integration in the '50s and '60s. Please do us all a favor and improve Humboldt's image by taking down the Confederate flags.